Hair net



Sept. 18, 1928.

i P. E. HITZIGRATH HAIR NET Filed March 10, 1923 Paul E. Hi fzigrafh I N VEN TOR. I

I .AT70RNEY Sill Patented Sept. is, was.

UNITED STATES insane PATENT oFFicE.

PAUL E. HITZIGRATH, or ROCKVILLE CENTER, NEW YORK, AssIeNoa T0 s. GLEMBYS sons 00;, INC, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A ooar'onnrion or new YonK.

HAIR NET.

This invention relates to certain improvements in nets used for keeping womens' hair in place, commonly known as hair nets;

These hair nets, as heretofore constructed, have been made by working human or other hair, or silks or similar material, into a comparatively large mesh of the desired size, then surroui'iding the same with a row of smaller sized mesh to draw the ends of the net closer together, the net in use being placed over the hair of the wearer by stretching the smaller sized mesh and opening; the net thereby and drawing it over the coifi'ure to hold the same in position against blowing, etc.

It has been observed that the usual form of coiffure is almost always wavy and irregular in some degree, and for this reason the usual term of hair net, made as described above, will not perfectly adapt itself to the contour of the coiflure, not being elastic enough to do so, and is therefore capable of being readily detected.

My invention contemplates the construction of a hair net composed of strands of hair, silk or other suitable materials which are netted or woven in such a manner and the mesh of which is disposed in such a way. as to impart greatelasticity to the net so that the net can adequately adapt itself to the hair of the coii'l'ure.

Another object is to enable the netto be opened more fully than others as heretofore made, so that the same maybe placed over the coifl'ure with the least diificulty and without disturbing: the hair oi the wearer, where .by the use of hair pins in securing the net to the hair is almost entirely eliminated.

A further object is to render the use of the net as an article of the coiifure less noticeable, by reason of the particular combination of meshes employed which permit of fashioningthe same more closely conforming to the head of the wearer.

A still further object is to considerably increase the strength of the hair net by the provision of a greater number of strands within a given area than in nets as formerly made.

These and other features of the invention will be more particularly set forth in connection with the following specification and are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig, l is a side View 9f the net, pressed.

2 Application filed March 10, 1923. Seria1.1\T0-624,151.

closely together, as taken from its container, ready for opening to be placedovor the coitture of the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged view of the net showing in detail the arrangement of its mesh.

Likecharacters oi reference denote similar parts throughout the drawings and the following); specification.

10 is a hair net, known in the trade as a self-conforming cap net, of substantially semi spherical shape, composed of strands oi hairll. A central or uppermost portion 12 of the net is made of large sized mesh. Surrounding; this large sized net Work is a row 13 of slightly smaller sized mesh of hair. 14, 14 and 14 are three rows of the same size mesh, but less in size than mesh 13. 15 is a row of mesh surrounding row 14c", and oi a size still smaller than the mesh of rows 14, 14 and 14 At the extreme end of the net surrounding row 15, are three rows of mesh, 16, 16 and 1.6 all of thesame size but still smaller than the mesh mentioned heretofore.

in knitting); these nets, which is customarily done by handpa central oblong section is first made up of the largest sized mesh 12, then the smaller sized meshes are knitted around it, gradually drawing; the outer part together, to assume the shape outlined in Fig". 1. v

By means of thegradual decrease in size of the mesh of the net to its open end, it is obvious that much greater elasticity is imparted to the net, so that the samewill adju t itself to coifl ures to a much greater degree than nets as commonly made. Moreover, the open end oi the net. by virtue of its 'srraduation o'l mesh, can be opened more widely, so that its open end will be ota di- (ill ametercven lare'er than its central top portion 12 composed of the larger mesh, whereby the placing! of the net over the coii'l'ure may be etl ected without disturbing: the same. It will be understood. that my inventi on is applicable to any kind of hair net and that various changes in the term, proportion and minor details of construction may be re sorted to without departing from the principlesor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

S0, for instance, while I have illustratml the hair net of substantially spherical form,

the a m y be o de r d and u ble shape. V Furthermore While I have illustrated the mesh of the net made of single hair,'the same may be of 2 or more strands, toimpart greater strengthto the net, if so desired. Moreover, While I have described the mesh of the net in rows of 3-1-3-1, respectively,'each set of rows of gradually increasing size to the center, this is a preferred form only, and gradually increasing sizes of rows of mesh, in any other progressive order, will serve the purpose as Well.

Vhat I claim. as new is:

1. A hair net of interwoven strands, havinga central portion of relatively large mesh, surrounded by a single row of mesh,

a plurality of roWs of mesh, another single row, and another plurality of rows of relatively small mesh at its periphery, each single row and set of plurality of rows gradually decreasing in size of mesh to the size of the said relatively small mesh.

2. A hair not of interwoven strands, having a Central portion of relatively large mesh, surrounded by a single row of mesh, a

set of three rows, another single row, and

a peripheral portion of three rows of relatively small mesh, eachset of rows and each single roW gradually decreasing in size of mesh to the size of mesh in the said peripheral portion, substantially as described.

3. A hair net comprising a plurality of interwoven strands forming a central mesh portion, a single row of mesh surrounding said central portion, a group of rows of nresh,- another single row surrounding said group of rows, and peripheral rows at the edge of the net, the meshes ofsaid central portion, single rows, the roup of rows and the peripheral rows all eing of different sizes relative to each, other, and the mesh of the rows of said group being of the same size.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PAUL E. HITZIGRATH. 

